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Lula says Paraguay chose to invade Brazil; Paraguayan Congress accuses him of distorting history
Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva invoked the War of the Triple Alliance to defend increased defense spending, leading to formal rejection from both chambers of Paraguay's Congress, which accused him of distorting history.
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